The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-02-24

/ leisure. and ibink Sill usiIs ccarss
90 the parsblcs whise an these
And I shall have chance Sor % after
noon nap perhaps, sighed hk wife.
DR.. whcai's honss uss . handsome
structure of dark-red brick, and CON
maaded from its upper windows distsn'
glimpse Of the sea /, stood. . did their
nes home at South Turksyvlls, between
On alley and the high wall Of The end ol
the meeting house The sstrascc hall
was wsinscoied With hus voo1A The fire
places we're set with tiles Ths gas az
lures were 10 the latest taste. Every room
10 the house. especially the study. vas
finished ia refined and substsntial fash
ion. aud The Rsy. bartholomew Brown
settled himself TO pick out the Sunday
morning hymns with the hali-savious 70
aection that here was church that had
some idea OF the needs OF pa1tor But
across bis meditation came tbs heavy
clangor OF the bell. high mp IN the lofty
spire, and a few moments later . distract
ing buzriue. growing ard rstariog began
which peryaded the house With its tremor
What's thst9 cried Mr., Brown, bouncing
up.
Bartholomew, replied his vile, that's
the big organ.
The true history Of the suferiDgs OF the
Browns during the month that followed
could ouly be written by thesiselvsA So
far from writing Course" or even one
sermon, Mr.. Brown telegraphsd Josh Ru-
by to send him by express the 6rst 'bar-
rel iull' be came to, Dr. Whests meet
ing house held the town clock. which told
them the night watches 10 tones that
drove sleep from their syelids and made
sleep by day equally impossible. Every
morning Timothy Tittlebus, The dry and
wittered old sexton, aired the basement
Of the sanctuary and whiled away the
tedium by prachcing the four bars Of
Greenyille, or the first part Of Coronation,
on tho reed organ, which, after ito kind
was both wheezy and squeaking. After
its kind was both wheezy and squeaking.
After nine o'clock there was . continua'
procession OF musical geniuses, belonging
to or affiliated to the church, who prac-
ticed on the great organ. There was alb
soluiely no escape from the sound OF it in
the hoase, and even little Peter Psuls
ears became so exhausted he said, queru.
lously:
! wish God would let me be dog .
spell, SO | could howl, awful
Ia niver took the place. but there was
no childer, an me hearin' we're spilled in
toirly by work in to boardin house by a
biler factory. an then At de.pot sting-
house, where an mime bust, said Bridget
sympathetically, when, through little
Peter Paul, she learned the tortures OF the
Browns. The doctor is deef in one ear,
an he fills the other wild chunk O. taller
in bit O. rag when he is wantin' to think
Missis is allays goiu' to some place, mn
it's loikely she hear. 50 mnch claver she
don't moind afy noise no more.
What are ~ pnipo io do whrn we are IN
onr hunse2 nj Mrs Brown. despairlngly.
as thu iay OF departure drew near At
leas, six girls practice on our organ.
Mercy cried Mr. Brown, starting up,
while heavy rumble Of pedal.bass shook
the windows. IN never live in thxt house.
Never
0, Bartholomew cried his wife, putting
her hands to her temples.
declare, he said, pacing the floor rap-
idly, I've sometimes felt during the past
weeks as it'd never been converted,
and his voice almost broke into sob. ]
know haven't the grace or the constitu.
tion Ito live beside big organ.
Providence remembers our frame, and
we are rarely tried beyond our strength.
Before the day was over Mr.. Brown re-
ceiyed pressing Invitation to become the
pastor of church Just starting into life
on the eolfines Of the city. Without
much adoo the invitation was accepted,
and South Tnrkeyville, erieved aud yered,
held farewell social in the new parson-
age. ins,eal OF honse- earning
They ant got no honse fer ye, said MIR.
Featherly, arRnmentsiisely. ! thought ye
hated movin' ronnd
1t isn't the worAt thing that can happen
to minister, said Mr. Brown. gently. l
am culilvatlng a more eootented spirit,
deacon
Mr. Brown W. IL a honse OF bis own
nov. L. D, in a qniet neishborbood aud II
surrounded iy vide margin OF land,
thoubg land is sold by the inch 10 Ioar
| His sermons have grow more spiritual u
temper aud more perfect in siy.e, and h'
tinds more time for pastoral visiting since
he has occupied this home. His hocl
bold him 10 the highest esteem and honor
aud he has name 10 this denomination
but in tue minds OF few 81 the old mem
bers OF The South Turkeyvlle church tber'
turks suspicion that be IS known as mo
quite sound" Tins suspicion viii neve
be laid. but II grew out Of little Pete
Paul, who. while playing bis last game o
"house afire. With the little boy mex
door, sid
I'm real glad an SOS mamms, tbsi VI
ain't going 10 live 10 our houses. aud b
pointed erpressiyely at the new parsonage
The racket st DIR. Wbeats made pap
stracted, an do guess I be had It all tb
time he'd Just give up and die.
Womsa Asn